Hazard detecting stove

ABSTRACT

A hazard detecting stove, including a range assembly, including a range body, and a plurality of range sensors disposed on at least a portion of the range body to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while at least one of the plurality of range sensors is turned on during cooking, and an oven assembly, including an oven body disposed on at least a portion of the range body, and an oven sensor disposed within at least a portion of the oven body to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while the oven sensor is turned on during cooking.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of, and incorporates by reference, U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 63/280,348, entitled “Hazard Detecting Stove,” which was filed on Nov. 17, 2021.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a stove, and particularly, to a hazard detecting stove.

2. Description of the Related Art

Cooking ranges that are left unattended account for the number one cause of home fires in the United States. Fires caused by unattended stoves not only pose a serious threat to personal safety, but also result in extreme property damage. Although unattended stoves are a common practice for many people, senior citizens and those with short term memory conditions are especially susceptible to the danger of leaving a stove with an open flame unsupervised.

Conventional stoves and/or ranges lack any notification systems to indicate to users that the stove is unattended. Also, the conventional stove and/or range lack any type of preventative measures that can escalate the fire.

Therefore, there is a need for a hazard detecting stove that alerts the user that the stove is unattended and/or a fire is likely to occur.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides a hazard detecting stove.

Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a hazard detecting stove, including a range assembly, including a range body, and a plurality of range sensors disposed on at least a portion of the range body to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while at least one of the plurality of range sensors is turned on during cooking, and an oven assembly, including an oven body disposed on at least a portion of the range body, and an oven sensor disposed within at least a portion of the oven body to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while the oven sensor is turned on during cooking.

Each of the plurality of range sensors may send a range alert signal in response to detecting at least one of an absence of a pot thereon and after expiration of a predetermined period of time.

Each of the plurality of range sensors may disable power received to shut off the plurality of range sensors after a predetermined danger time in response to detecting at least one of a lack of change to the pot and lack of movement to address the range alert signal.

The oven sensor may send an oven alert signal in response to detecting at least one of an absence of a pot thereon and after expiration of a predetermined period of time.

The oven sensor may disable power received within the oven body after a predetermined danger time in response to detecting at least one of a lack of change to the pot and lack of movement to address the oven alert signal.

The hazard detecting stove may further include a control assembly to indicate at least one of the plurality of range sensors and the oven sensor is unattended.

The control assembly may project a beam of light onto a surface opposite with respect to the control assembly to create a warning message.

The control assembly may emit at least one sound in response to at least one of the plurality of range sensors and the oven sensor being unattended.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of a hazard detecting stove, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.

List of Components

Hazard Detecting Stove 100

Range Assembly 110

Range Body 111

Range Sensors 112

Oven Assembly 120

Oven Body 121

Oven Sensor 122

Oven Door 123

Tempered Window 124

Control Assembly 130

Control Body 131

Light Indicator 132

Speaker 133

Range Knobs 134

Oven Control Buttons 135

Bake Button 135 a

Broil Button 135 b

Cancel Button 135 c

Clean Button 135 d

Timer Button 135 e

Set Time Button 135 f

Set Temperature Button 135 g

Start Button 135 h

Oven Light Switch 136

Display Unit 137

Storage Compartment 140

Drawer 141

Power Source 150

FIG. 1 illustrates a front perspective view of a hazard detecting stove 100, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

The hazard detecting stove 100 may be constructed from at least one of metal, plastic, wood, glass, and rubber, etc., but is not limited thereto.

The hazard detecting stove 100 may include a range assembly 110, an oven assembly 120, a control assembly 130, a storage compartment 140, and a power source 150, but is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 1 the hazard detecting stove 100 is illustrated to be a range. However, each component of the hazard detecting stove 100 may be separated, such that the range assembly 110 may be a cooktop (i.e., disposed on a countertop) and the oven assembly 120 may be an independent appliance.

The range assembly 110 may include a range body 111 and a plurality of range sensors 112, but is not limited thereto.

The range body 111 may have a predetermined size based on a preference of a user and/or a manufacturer.

Each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may be a range, a grill, and a burner, but is not limited thereto. Moreover, each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may be gas and/or electric.

Each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may include a weight sensor, a temperature sensor, and a movement sensor, but is not limited thereto.

The plurality of range sensors 112 may be disposed on at least a portion of the range body 111. Each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may detect a weight, a temperature level, and/or a movement (e.g., movement by a user, utensil, pot, pan) thereon. For example, each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may determine whether a pot and/or a pan is disposed thereon for cooking, such that each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may send a range alert signal in response to detecting an absence of the pot and/or the pan thereon and after expiration of a predetermined period of time (e.g., one minute, two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes) that indicate a high probability of an unattended range.

Additionally, each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may send the range alert signal in response to detecting the presence of the pot and/or the pan thereon, expiration of the predetermined period of time, and lack of movement of the pot and/or the pan, which indicate a high probability of an unattended range. Other considerations by each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may be a temperature level of the pot and/or the pan exceeds a predetermined temperature level, which indicate the pot and/or the pan has been cooking too long, such that a fire is likely, unless the user applies a slow cook process.

Furthermore, each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may disable power received to shut off the plurality of range sensors 112 after a predetermined danger time (e.g., twenty minutes) in response to detecting a lack of change to the pot and/or the pan, and/or lack of movement by the user to address the range alert signal. As such, the plurality of range sensors 112 may prevent a fire.

The oven assembly 120 may include an oven body 121, an oven sensor 122, an oven door 123, and a tempered window 124, but is not limited thereto.

The oven body 121 may be disposed on at least a portion of the range body 111. The oven body 121 may have a size greater than a size of the range body 111.

Referring again to FIG. 1 , the oven sensor 122 is illustrated to be a single sensor. However, the oven sensor 122 may be a plurality of oven sensors 122.

The oven sensor 122 may include a weight sensor, a temperature sensor, and a movement sensor, but is not limited thereto.

The oven sensor 122 may be disposed within at least a portion of the oven body 121. The oven sensor 122 may detect a weight, a temperature level, and/or a movement thereon. For example, the oven sensor 122 may determine whether a pot, a pan, and/or a tray is disposed thereon for cooking, baking, and/or broiling, such that the oven sensor 122 may send an oven alert signal in response to detecting an absence of the pot, the pan, and/or the tray thereon, and after expiration of a predetermined period of time (e.g., one hour, two hours, three hours) that indicate a high probability of an unattended oven.

Additionally, the oven sensor 122 may send the oven alert signal in response to detecting the presence of the pot, the pan, and/or the tray thereon, expiration of the predetermined period of time, and lack of movement of the pot, the pan, and/or the tray, which indicate a high probability of an unattended oven. Other considerations by the oven sensor 122 may be a temperature level of the pot, the pan, and/or the tray exceeds a predetermined temperature level, which indicate the pot, the pan, and/or the tray have been cooking too long, such that a fire is likely, unless the user applies a slow bake and/or a slow broil process.

Furthermore, the oven sensor 122 may disable power received to shut off the oven sensor 122 after a predetermined danger time (e.g., three and a half hours) based on a bake and/or a broil time in response to detecting a lack of change to the pot, the pan, the tray, and/or lack of movement by the user to address the oven alert signal. As such, the oven sensor 122 may prevent a fire.

The oven door 123 may be movably (i.e., pivotally, hingedly) disposed on at least a portion of the oven body 121. The oven door 123 may move from closed in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position. Conversely, the oven door 123 may move from opened in the second position to closed in the first position. As such, the oven door 123 may allow access in the opened position and prevent access in the closed position.

The tempered window 124 may be disposed on at least a portion of the oven door 123. The tempered window 124 may facilitate viewing within the oven body 121 while the oven door 123 is closed. Moreover, the tempered window 124 may prevent a change in temperature level based on the temperature level within the oven body 121, such that the tempered window 124 may not conduct heat to burn the user touching it.

The control assembly 130 may include a control body 131, a light indicator 132, a speaker 133, a plurality of range knobs 134, a plurality of oven control buttons 135, an oven light switch 136, and a display unit 137, but is not limited thereto.

The control body 131 may be perpendicularly disposed away from the range body 111 with respect to a direction, and opposite from the oven body 121.

The light indicator 132 may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The light indicator 132 may illuminate in response to receiving the range alert signal and/or the oven alert signal from at least one of the plurality of range sensors 112 and/or the oven sensor 122, respectively. In other words, the light indicator 132 may visually indicate the plurality of range sensors 112 and/or the oven sensor 132 is unattended. Moreover, the light indicator 132 may blink, flash, and/or project a beam of light away from the light indicator 132. Alternatively, the light indicator 132 may project the beam of light onto a surface opposite with respect to the light indicator 132 to create a warning message (e.g., DANGER).

The speaker 133 may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The speaker 133 may emit at least one sound (e.g., letter, word, ring, beep) in response to receiving the range alert signal and/or the oven alert signal from at least one of the plurality of range sensors 112 and/or the oven sensor 122, respectively. In other words, the speaker 133 may acoustically indicate the plurality of range sensors 112 and/or the oven sensor 132 is unattended.

The plurality of range knobs 134 may be movably (i.e. rotatably) disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. Each of the plurality of range knobs 133 may correspond to at least one of the plurality of range sensors 112. In other words, each of the plurality of range knobs 133 may adjust a temperature level of at least one of the plurality of range sensors 112 corresponding to each of the plurality of range knobs 133. It is important to note that the plurality of range knobs 112 may adjust the temperature level, but have no effect whatsoever on the sensor (i.e. plurality of range sensors 112 and/or the oven sensor 122) operation.

The plurality of oven control buttons 135 may include a bake button 135 a, a broil button 135 b, a cancel button 135 c, a clean button 135 d, a timer button 135 e, a set time button 135 f, a set temperature button 135 g, and a start button 135 h, but is not limited thereto.

The bake button 135 a may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The bake button 135 a may turn on a bake operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the bake button 135 a.

The broil button 135 b may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The broil button 135 b may turn on a broil operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the broil button 135 b.

The cancel button 135 c may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The cancel button 135 c may turn off the bake operation and/or the broil operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the cancel button 135 c.

The clean button 135 d may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The clean button 135 d may turn on a cleaning operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the clean button 135 d. Note that the cancel button 135 c may also cancel the cleaning operation.

The timer button 135 e may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The timer button 135 e may turn on a timer operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the timer button 135 e. Note that the cancel button 135 c may also cancel the timer operation.

The set time button 135 f may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The set time button 135 f may adjust a time of the timer operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the set time button 135 f.

The set temperature button 135 g may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The set temperature button 135 g may adjust a temperature level of the bake operation and/or the broil operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the set temperature button 135 g.

The start button 135 h may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The start button 135 h may start the bake operation, the broil operation, and/or the timer operation of the oven assembly 120 in response to depressing the start button 135 h. Note that the cancel button 135 c may also cancel the start button 135 h. Also, the start button 135 h may be depressed for a predetermined time (e.g., five seconds) to indicate a slow cook, a long bake, and/or a long broil process.

The oven light switch 136 may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The oven light switch 136 may turn on a light within the oven body 121 in response to being depressed a first time. Subsequently, the oven light switch 136 may turn off the light within the oven body 121 in response to being depressed a second time.

The display unit 137 may include a plasma screen, an LCD screen, a light emitting diode (LED) screen, an organic LED (OLED) screen, a computer monitor, a hologram output unit, a sound outputting unit, or any other type of device that visually or aurally displays data.

The display unit 137 may be disposed on at least a portion of the control body 131. The display unit 137 may display information related to operation of the plurality of range sensors 112 and/or the oven sensor 122. For example, the display unit 137 may display a cook time (e.g., a time of cooking for the plurality of range sensors 112, a bake/broil time for the oven sensor 122), a light activation for the oven body 121, a timer from the timer button 135 e, and/or the temperature level set by the set temperature button 135 g.

The storage compartment 140 may include a drawer 141, but is not limited thereto.

The storage compartment 140 may be disposed on at least a portion of the oven body 121. The storage compartment 140 may store at least one item therein.

The drawer 141 may be movably (i.e., slidably) disposed on at least a portion of the storage compartment 140. The drawer 141 may move from closed in a first position to at least partially opened in a second position. Conversely, the drawer 141 may move from opened in the second position to closed in the first position. As such, the drawer 141 may allow access in the opened position and prevent access in the closed position.

The power source 150 may include a battery, a power inlet, and a solar cell, but is not limited thereto.

Referring again to FIG. 1 , the power source 150 is illustrated to be disposed on at least a portion of the oven body 121. However, the power source 150 may be disposed on at least a portion of the range body 111 and/or the control body 131. The power source 150 may provide power to the range assembly 110, the oven assembly 120, and/or the control assembly 130.

Therefore, the hazard detecting stove 100 may alert the user in the event the range assembly 110 and/or the oven assembly 120 are unattended and/or likely to cause a fire. As a result, the hazard detecting stove 100 may save the life of the user and/or third parties.

The present general inventive concept may include a hazard detecting stove 100, including a range assembly 110, including a range body 111, and a plurality of range sensors 112 disposed on at least a portion of the range body 111 to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while at least one of the plurality of range sensors 112 is turned on during cooking, and an oven assembly 120, including an oven body 121 disposed on at least a portion of the range body 111, and an oven sensor 122 disposed within at least a portion of the oven body 121 to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while the oven sensor 122 is turned on during cooking.

Each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may send a range alert signal in response to detecting at least one of an absence of a pot thereon and after expiration of a predetermined period of time.

Each of the plurality of range sensors 112 may disable power received to shut off the plurality of range sensors 112 after a predetermined danger time in response to detecting at least one of a lack of change to the pot and lack of movement to address the range alert signal.

The oven sensor 122 may send an oven alert signal in response to detecting at least one of an absence of a pot thereon and after expiration of a predetermined period of time.

The oven sensor 122 may disable power received within the oven body 121 after a predetermined danger time in response to detecting at least one of a lack of change to the pot and lack of movement to address the oven alert signal.

The hazard detecting stove 100 may further include a control assembly 130 to indicate at least one of the plurality of range sensors 112 and the oven sensor 122 is unattended.

The control assembly 130 may project a beam of light onto a surface opposite with respect to the control assembly 130 to create a warning message.

The control assembly 130 may emit at least one sound in response to at least one of the plurality of range sensors 112 and the oven sensor 122 being unattended.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. 

1. A hazard detecting stove, comprising: a range assembly, comprising: a range body, and a plurality of range sensors disposed on at least a portion of the range body to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while at least one of the plurality of range sensors is turned on during cooking; and an oven assembly, comprising: an oven body disposed on at least a portion of the range body, and an oven sensor disposed within at least a portion of the oven body to detect at least one of a weight, a temperature level, and a movement thereon while the oven sensor is turned on during cooking.
 2. The hazard detecting stove of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of range sensors sends a range alert signal in response to detecting at least one of an absence of a pot thereon and after expiration of a predetermined period of time.
 3. The hazard detecting stove of claim 2, wherein each of the plurality of range sensors disables power received to shut off the plurality of range sensors after a predetermined danger time in response to detecting at least one of a lack of change to the pot and lack of movement to address the range alert signal.
 4. The hazard detecting stove of claim 1, wherein the oven sensor sends an oven alert signal in response to detecting at least one of an absence of a pot thereon and after expiration of a predetermined period of time.
 5. The hazard detecting stove of claim 4, wherein the oven sensor disables power received within the oven body after a predetermined danger time in response to detecting at least one of a lack of change to the pot and lack of movement to address the oven alert signal.
 6. The hazard detecting stove of claim 1, further comprising: a control assembly to indicate at least one of the plurality of range sensors and the oven sensor is unattended.
 7. The hazard detecting stove of claim 6, wherein the control assembly projects a beam of light onto a surface opposite with respect to the control assembly to create a warning message.
 8. The hazard detecting stove of claim 6, wherein the control assembly emits at least one sound in response to at least one of the plurality of range sensors and the oven sensor being unattended. 